Long-Term Real-Life Experience With Rituximab in Adult Finnish Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Refractory or With Contraindication to Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor Drugs

Valleala, Heikki; Korpela, Markku; Hienonen-Kempas, Tuija; Immonen, Kai; Lähteenmäki, Jukka; Uusitalo, Tea; Komulainen, Riitta; Möttönen, Timo; Hannonen, Pekka

doi:10.1097/rhu.0000000000000166

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Long-Term Real-Life Experience With Rituximab in Adult Finnish Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Refractory or With Contraindication to Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor Drugs

Published in JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology • Jan 1, 2015

Authors:

Heikki Valleala

Markku Korpela

Tuija Hienonen-Kempas

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of repeated rituximab (RTX) infusions in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in daily clinical practice in Finland. METHODS: Data were collected from the medical records of a total of 151 patients with rheumat...

Subject

Medicine

Rituximab

Rheumatoid arthritis

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